H. G. Wood Professor of Theology explained

The H.G. Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion (formerly known as H.G. Wood Professor of Theology) is a chair at the University of Birmingham associated with the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion. The chair was established in 1961 and named after a Quaker theologian H. G. Wood at Birmingham. The first post-holder was Ninian Smart, who was succeeded by John Hick.^{[1] [2]} Along with Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at Oxford and Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity at Cambridge it is one of three main endowed chairs in the UK focusing on philosophy of religion.

List of H. G. Wood Professors

Year	Name	Ref
1961–1967	Ninian Smart	^[3]
1967–1982	John Hick	^[4]
1982–1995	Vacant	^[5]
1995–1999	Denys Turner	^[6]
1999–2010	Markus Vinzent	^[7]
2010–2019	Stephen Pattison	^[8]
2019–present		^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Professor John Hick. 2012-02-16. 2019-01-22. en-GB. 0307-1235.
2. Web site: Professor Stephen Pattison - Department of Theology and Religion - University of Birmingham. www.birmingham.ac.uk.
3. Web site: Smart, Ninian. www.encyclopedia.com.
4. Web site: Hick, John (Harwood). www.encyclopedia.com.
5. Book: Hick, John. John Hick: An Autobiography. registration. Oneworld. 2002. 1851683925. 145.
6. Web site: Denys Alan Turner Curriculum Vitae - Yale Religious Studies. religiousstudies.yale.edu.
7. Web site: Professor Markus Vinzent. www.kcl.ac.uk.
8. Web site: Professor Stephen Pattison - Department of Theology and Religion - University of Birmingham. www.birmingham.ac.uk.
9. Web site: Professor Yujin Nagasawa - Department of Philosophy - University of Birmingham. www.birmingham.ac.uk.